Wasn’t it only yesterday?

Tom and Dave flank me today at King David’s Restaurant. Yes, 40-plus years can go by like the blink of an eye. It was indeed back in the 1980s when sports editor Tom Boll hired me at The Syracuse Post-Standard as his assistant. A year later, David Elfin joined the staff to cover the Syracuse…

Welcome, summer sunset

Gorgeous in her neighborhood. Look outside, said the text from excited daughter Elisabeth. Her accompanying photo old me she’s already stepped from the front door of her and George’s house a mile down the road. The sunset on our first official day of summer was breathtaking, indeed. Pretty ribbon. I quick-walked down past the building…

Still rooting for the Mets

Let’s Go Mets! Yes, I’m still kicking around, rooting for the New York Mets. A big fan, too. Terrific daughter Elisabeth and wonderful George Three even acquired a blow-up Mr. Met for their lawn cook-outs this warm season of 2026. My dear wife Karen and I like it! Enough for me to bounce back here…

On the lookout

Looking good. Terrific daughter Elisabeth shared her photo of great cats Izzy and Vinny enjoying their look outside during our recent stretch of warm weather. Ahhhhhh.

Dry corner

Finding the warmth. Our little rock garden outside the front door has found its first signs of green this March, too.

I’ll hope

Room to breathe. Now that the front yard rose bush is unburied by the big melt, my dear wife Karen and I are hoping for a bounce back. I have more optimism than she does.

Hello sprout

Welcome the green. My dear wife Karen and I love to see the first green poking out in our front garden. There, too. We admire both sides.

Just a little puddle

Great sight out back. The big mound that made our backyard pool cover invisible melted down to a mere puddle in the middle of the stretched blue. Amazing how fast it went.

Cheers to the big melt

Driveway pile going … Yes, that little snowball is the remnants of the mountain of snow that flanked our driveway before this short but cherished stretch of 50s and even 60s. Thank you, weather gods. We needed the break for sure.